Supplementary memorandum submitted by
England's Regional Development Agencies (BW 30a)
I am writing in response to your letter dated
27 February regarding two additional questions in relation to
the EFRA Select Committee Inquiry in to British Waterways. You
asked RDAs to provide further information about (a) any official
communication between RDAs and the Government about the impact
of grant reductions on British Waterways' work, and any concerns
expressed by the RDAs about these reductions; and (b) any official
communication between the private sector and the Government about
the impact of grant reductions on British Waterways' work, and
any concerns expressed by the private sector about these reductions.
There has been no official direct communication,
either collectively or individually, between RDAs and the Government
about the impact of grant reductions on British Waterways' work.
We are also not aware of any official communication between the
private sector and the Government, although, of course, we would
not necessarily expect to be privy to such information.
EEDA on behalf of England's RDAs.
April 2007
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